St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-13

multiplying. The female doctor and
the female lawyer are no longer curl
OSities, while in nearly all branches OF
business, and professions woman has
made her way, fighting against odds,
until the dream OF the SuffragiSt is no
longer regarded as an abSurdlty. One
little woman in Minneapolis has taken
step in advance of her sisters, and has
boldly entered the domain heretofore sa-
cred to man from new direction. She is
MISS FLORA D'VOUGH,
and she has established WOman'S stock
exchange in the Boston block, which
she has operated successfully for the
past six months. The exchange, as its
name would, perhaps. indicate, is not
for the exclusive patronage OF women,
but the masculine Spectator is allowed
the same privileges. When a GLOBE
reporter called for Miss D'VOugh yes
terday. a rather diminutive bit Of fem
lninity came out of the private office.
She talked pleasantly and freely about
herself.
''How did come to go into stock
brokerage? Well, l looked for some
line of business that was not over
crowded and / thought of this; went to
Chicago, made arrangements to get
quotations and started i'll. l have been
familiar with the rise and fall of the
stock market for some ten years.
used to be clariv0yant and peer into
the future-at so much per peer. Many
of my customers most of them for that
matter) would want me to foretell the
changes i'll the stock and grain markets,
so was obliged to post myself thor
Oughly."
Women are born spectators. Think
they have more nerve and will take
greater chances than men will. No,
they don't cry and want their money
back, but stand their losses as phil0-
sophically as men. What kind of
women speculate? Those generally
W no have money which they wish to
make support them. They have not
enough that the interest would be suf-
ficient income. so they employ it in
speculation. Then, occasionally there
is woman who wants to take fly at
the market for the sake of little pin
money.
The reporter glanced in at the eX-
change and saw about twenty men and
about five ladies attentively watching
the board.
Miss D'Vough remarked at this:
'YOu see women don't sit around all
day as the men do. They come in for
few minutes, make their deal and leave.
Still, have had as many as twenty
here at time" z
Another woman who seems to have
taken a rather bold departure is
MRS. NJ. A. TOWLE,
an elderly lady of perhaps fifty years,
but with the activity of a girl of twenty.
She has a motherly face, and her snow
white hair is arranged in very decided
bang which with younger one of her
sex would look cOquettiSh. She came
hnr IN vic olliifIrQ1a q xvhilQ
and thought there was money to be
made in Minneapolis real estate, so she
sent for her household goods and went
into business actively-aetively the
proper word, for if there is real estate
hustler in Minneapolis she is one. She
flies about to and from one office to an
other, takes her customers about to look
I'D property, visits the real estate eX-
change daily, and does it all with
sharp, crisp way that shows she means
business from the start. The reporter
called upon her.
''Oh, i'm not the pioneer" she said,
with a laugh; ''there are plenty of
women who speculate to cOnSidera-,
BILE extent in real estate, and there is at
least one other woman who is max
ing real estate dealing her business.
have had two ladies associated with
me, but | think they may retire. The
trouble with most women is, that they
don't have enough to do. They ought
to get into business. l thoroughly enjoy
it, and was never so happy in my life. L
wish l had understood the world as
well when | was younger as l do now,
and would have studied law. / think
could have learned to address the
gentlemen of the jury with telling eff
feet. l long to see the day when women
will drift into business channels as well
as men, when girls, as well as boys, will
be brought up with the idea that they
must earn a living for themselves.
Now I've talked to you, let me sell you
a lot"
But the reporter, fearing that her en-
ergy might lead him into an investment
that would deprive him of q winter over
coat, beat haSty retreat.